Signatures: A-B

Engraved title page, dedicatory coat of arms and introductory engraved emblem included in foliation. 91 engraved plates of which 69 are escutcheons, some repeated, and 22 are emblems, interleaved with blank pages for autographs and personal notes. The emblems are numbered A and 1-21

Head-pieces; decorative initials

Landwehr, J. German emblem books

Bound in contemporary calf; spine rebacked with original backstrip preserved; front and rear boards stamped in gilt with floral ornaments; stained edges; armorial bookplate on front pastedown; housed in green morocco slipcase lined in silk

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